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Today in the mail we received a flyer from our Health Insurance Provider. It had a page on eating well and some tips on making meals healthier that I thought I'd share. * Substitute veggies for cheeses and meats on pizza or in omelets. * Switch to nonfat or low fat milk, yogurt and cheese. * Use nonstick sprays instead of butter, margarine or oil to 'grease' the pan. * Choose water packed tuna, chicken or other canned meats instead of oil packed. * Choose sweet fruits instead of candy. * Pick smaller serving sizes and smaller plates * Try whole-wheat products instead of white and brown rice. * Try baking, broiling or grilling intead of frying. * Substitute applesauce for oil in some recipes when baking. * Substitute 2 egg whites for a whole egg. * Make popsicles out of grapes and watermelon wedges. * Season with lemon and herbs instead of butter and salt. * Try veggies with salsa instead of chips. * When eating out asking for dressing and sauces to be on the side and not p...

I just saw the other day that March is National Nutrition Month. Nutrition and changing up some of our recipes has been a topic in our house lately. My husband has to attend evening trainings for work and at the last training they had a Nutritionist come and discuss healthy eating. We do try to eat healthy at home, but there is always room for improvement and he brought several handouts home. I'm also doing Weight Watchers so I'm looking for anything to help me out with that as well. It's funny that although I do try to cook healthy, shop and prepare healthy foods - I really know very little about nutrition. I grew up in a very Irish household so we ate lots of meat and potatoes. For my family I try to have more veggies and less of the meat and starch. I do have to be careful with my low-fat diet as I forget sometimes that my younger children still need natural fats in their diets. So I'm looking for good nutritional information to include in my blog this month. ...